Latest Lord of the Rings Online News

The patch notes for Update 22.3 have been posted on the Lord of the Rings Online forum. This time, players can look forward to new festival instances to celebrate the summer season. The Perfect Picnic allows players from level 10-115 to take part in either a solo instance all the way up to a raid instance to win some awesome new rewards. In Boss from the Vaults, Thrang makes a return in a newly overhauled form to challenge parties of six with new rewards as well.

The Lord of the Rings Online site has been updated with the latest patch notes that continue the iteration on classes and skills. This time, Hunters, Guardians, Lore-Masters and Minstrels have gone under the microscope and players should notice a ton of changes that may significantly alter the way they play.

The latest Lord of the Rings Online update (v22.2) will arrive today with some big changes, particularly with regard to the rebalancing of Tactical Relics. In addition, players will find the Summer Festival back in the game along with two new Seasonal Instances. The Lay of Rust & Rime continues "with eight new weekly episodes to conclude its story!"

The Lord of the Rings Online Bullroarer server (PTS) has been updated with a new patch that brings a number of changes to five classes: Hunter, Lore-Master, Minstrel, Warden & Burglar. The Hunter update, according to the patch notes, "ended up actually being more substantial than the first". Lore-Masters will also be happy to hear that Wizard's Fire has made a return.

The Lord of the Rings forum has a new producer's post that lays out some of the first details coming to the game in the future. Most notably, players will finally get some amazing Dwarven lore and culture with the game expanding to include the Lonely Mountain, the Iron Hills and the Grey Mountains. These will come along with a new instance cluster and a new raid later in 2018. Players will find over 80 new quests and a level cap increase to 120.

Matt Elliott has posted a new blog on the Lord of the Rings Online forum to inform readers that he and his team have started working on a variety of polish passes over some of the game's oldest areas. Breeland has been updated with "newer, better looking textures", new waterways and polished water materials alongside more detailed assets being used for trees and "a few small surprises...to keep things interesting".

The Lord of the Rings Online test server, Bullroarer, has been updated with a patch that is causing quite a stir in the community. The current patch is the first in a series that is part of the major class balance the team is planning to deploy in the coming months. Six professions have come under scrutiny and more than a few talents / abilities have come under the proverbial microscope.

Believe it or not, but Lord of the Rings Online is turning ELEVEN years old! While the Anniversary Event has been around for quite awhile, players have an all new tier to the celebration that starts at the Party Tree on Thursday, April 19th. Players will be gifted three additional Treasure Hunt cards that focus on the "history of the game and core themes from the Lord of the Rings". All progression from last year's event remains in place and all quests from years' past are too.

The Lord of the Rings Online forum has been updated with the full patch notes for tomorrow's Legacy of the Necromancer patch. Most notably, Chapters 5 and 6 of the Black Book of Mordor will provide players a chance to move with the Golden Host toward Dol Guldur. In addition, the Strongholds of the North will open where players will meet Elvenking Thranduil and learn more about the troubles in Dale and Lake-town as well as help the dwarves in Erebor.

If you've been waiting for Lord of the Rings Online to expand into Northern Mirkwood, you're in luck. Update 22 beta has landed for players to try out Northern Mirkwood. Thanks to YouTuber Andang, you can get a first-hand look at several locations including the Elfking's Halls, Lake-Town, Smaug's Bones, The Lonely Mountain, Erebor and Raven Hill.